IOC strips US relay team of Sydney gold

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IOC president Jacques Rogge was accused of backtracking on promises of press freedoms Saturday and some Internet sites remained blocked in China less than a week before the Beijing Olympics begin. – (Sydney Morning Herald — 3 August, 2008)+ related stories

Media censorship, chronic air pollution, doping — IOC president Jacques Rogge and top Olympic officials meeting this weekend have a lot to discuss in their final review before the� Games. (MSNBC — 1 August, 2008)+ related stories

An Olympic official said Thursday he felt like the “fall guy” after promising reporters at the games they would have uncensored Internet access. (MSNBC — 1 August, 2008)+ related stories

The International Olympic Committee has stripped gold medals from the U.S. mens 1,600-meter relay team that competed at the 2000 Olympics. (New York Times — 2 August, 2008)+ related stories

Former IOC vice-president Dick Pound slammed the IOC on Tuesday for the way censorship of Internet sites by Chinese authorities had been handled ahead of the Olympic Games, claiming it had done considerable damage to the organisation. – (Sydney Morning Herald — 12 hours ago)+ related stories

China on Friday rolled back a few high-profile planks of its Internet censorship system in an apparent effort to defuse an embarrassing dispute over media freedom just days ahead of the Olympics. – (Sydney Morning Herald — 2 August, 2008)+ related stories

Organizers wanted to keep the Olympics relevant. But relevance can be a risky business. (New York Times — 3 August, 2008)+ related stories